What color is #72EB16?

#72EB16 is a medium, vivid green. In RGB it is rgb(114, 235, 22), and in HSL hsl(94, 84%, 50%).

Is #72EB16 accessible as text?

On white, #72EB16 has a contrast ratio of 1.54:1 (fails WCAG AA for body text); on black it is 13.61:1 (passes). For text placed on #72EB16, use black for the best readability.

What is the closest Tailwind color to #72EB16?

The nearest Tailwind CSS token is lime-400 (#9AE600).

What colors go well with #72EB16?

#72EB16 pairs cleanly with neutrals — cream, taupe, charcoal and cool grays — and with its complementary #8E14EB. In UI, a softer accent is often easier to use than the exact complement. Explore the harmonies, shades, tints and ready-made palettes for #72EB16 below.

Is #72EB16 good for buttons?

#72EB16 works well for buttons and highlights, but use black text on #72EB16 — white text only reaches 1.54:1, below the 4.5:1 needed for normal-size labels.

Is #72EB16 the same as CSS lawngreen?

No — #72EB16 is not the CSS named color lawngreen, but lawngreen (#7CFC00) is the closest CSS named color.

#72EB16 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, Palette & Shades

Palettes built on #72EB16

Not just a swatch — here's how #72EB16 works with other colors. Named schemes with #72EB16 in its natural role, and a note on why the supporting colors balance it.

Tech Product Signal · 5 colors

Signal #72EB16 Surface #13161A Highlight #F4F6F8 Secondary #576770 Accent #A5FF6F

Lawn Green is the vivid signal in this product UI — on a near-black surface with cool white, a slate grey and a lighter tint of Lawn Green.

Japanese Sand Base · 5 colors

Base #72EB16 Surface #EEE9DC Highlight #F5F1E7 Secondary #B7B09F Ink #2B2723

Lawn Green sets a calm, sun-bleached base here, wrapped in bone and paper off-whites and a soft greige, with a single ink accent for wabi-sabi restraint.

Botanical Studio Lead · 5 colors

Lead #72EB16 Secondary #4E6B3A Accent #AE6B00 Surface #EFEAD6 Anchor #3D2F21

Lawn Green leads this botanical set among foliage greens and a terracotta accent, softened by cream and grounded in bark brown.

Minimal Editorial Surface · 5 colors

Surface #F7F4EF Accent #72EB16 Secondary #DDFFCC Support #999286 Ink #17140F

Lawn Green is the single accent in this high-contrast editorial system — set on near-white paper against near-black ink, with a warm grey and a desaturated tint of Lawn Green carrying the quiet middle.

Coastal Morning Lead · 5 colors

Lead #72EB16 Accent #A8C4B9 Surface #E2D9BE Secondary #9AA09F Anchor #193648

Lawn Green opens this coastal palette with sea-glass and warm sand alongside it, grounded by driftwood grey and a deep-navy anchor.

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Color Lab

How #72EB16 actually behaves in design work — read from its OKLCH lightness, chroma and hue, not just its raw numbers. Ten signals to help you decide where this color earns its place.

Warmth 53/100

Neutral

Balanced temperature — flexible, sits between warm and cool schemes.

Softness 43/100

Moderate

Middle-weight — neither delicate nor heavy.

Depth 18/100

Very low

Airy and open — recedes, leaves the composition light.

Naturalness 8/100

Very low

Reads engineered rather than organic — synthetic, digital.

Vintage feel 7/100

Very low

Clean and current — no dusty, aged cast.

Luxury 20/100

Very low

Playful and accessible rather than exclusive.

Brand distinctiveness 95/100

Very high

Bold and ownable — memorable as a primary brand color.

UI accent fit 12/100

Very low

Weak as an action color — too pale, too dark or too muted to signal.

Surface fit 39/100

Low

Usable as a tinted surface in measured doses.

Print safety 45/100

Moderate

Prints close, with a slight loss of vibrancy.

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Canary Yellow Lime Blue Violet Platinum Army Green

UI roles & guardrails

Primary action Safe as a filled button with near-black label. AAA

Body text Do not use for body copy on light surfaces. Avoid

Large display Only on dark surfaces. Avoid

Background Pair with #141310 text at 12.0:1. Use

Subtle surface Use #E3F5D6 for cards and hover fills. Tint 80

Avoid beside #2AEB14 — the hue gap is too small to read as intentional. Clash

In real applications

Not a swatch to memorise — a color to build with. Here is #72EB16 at work across the surfaces designers actually ship.

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:root {
  --color-base: #72EB16;
  --color-base-rgb: 114 235 22;
  --color-base-oklch: oklch(83.6% 0.247 136.6);
  --color-50: #F6FEF0;
  --color-100: #E8FDD8;
  --color-200: #D2F8B4;
  --color-300: #B0EE81;
  --color-400: #90DF53;
  --color-500: #71C430;
  --color-600: #5A952D;
  --color-700: #436925;
  --color-800: #2E451C;
  --color-900: #1D2A13;
  --color-on-base: #141310;
}

// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
  lawn-green: {
    50: '#F6FEF0',
    100: '#E8FDD8',
    200: '#D2F8B4',
    300: '#B0EE81',
    400: '#90DF53',
    500: '#71C430',
    600: '#5A952D',
    700: '#436925',
    800: '#2E451C',
    900: '#1D2A13',
  },
}

$base: #72EB16;
$base-ink: #141310;
$base-50: #F6FEF0;
$base-100: #E8FDD8;
$base-200: #D2F8B4;
$base-300: #B0EE81;
$base-400: #90DF53;
$base-500: #71C430;
$base-600: #5A952D;
$base-700: #436925;
$base-800: #2E451C;
$base-900: #1D2A13;
$base-hover: #5BBC10;
$base-subtle: #D5F1C0;

{
    "color": {
        "base": {
            "value": "#72EB16",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "onBase": {
            "value": "#141310",
            "type": "color"
        },
        "scale": {
            "50": {
                "value": "#F6FEF0",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "100": {
                "value": "#E8FDD8",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "200": {
                "value": "#D2F8B4",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "300": {
                "value": "#B0EE81",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "400": {
                "value": "#90DF53",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "500": {
                "value": "#71C430",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "600": {
                "value": "#5A952D",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "700": {
                "value": "#436925",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "800": {
                "value": "#2E451C",
                "type": "color"
            },
            "900": {
                "value": "#1D2A13",
                "type": "color"
            }
        }
    }
}

Palettes built on #72EB16

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Pairs with #72EB16

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